AB1189-ASA1,44,159 19.54 (2) An application for rehearing is governed by such general rules as the
10board may establish. Only one rehearing may be granted by the board. No order of
11the board pursuant to this subchapter or subch. III of ch.13 becomes effective until
1220 days after it is issued, or while an application for rehearing or a rehearing is
13pending, or until 10 days after such application for rehearing is either denied,
14expressly or by implication, or the board has announced its final determination on
15rehearing.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 91 16Section 91. 19.55 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,45,217 19.55 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2) and s. 5.05 (5s), all records under this
18subchapter or subch. III of ch. 13
in the possession of the board are open to public
19inspection at all reasonable times. The board shall require an individual wishing to
20examine a statement of economic interests or the list of persons who inspect any
21statements which are in the board's possession to provide his or her full name and
22address, and if the individual is representing another person, the full name and
23address of the person which he or she represents. Such identification may be
24provided in writing or in person. The board shall record and retain for at least 3 years
25information obtained by it pursuant to this subsection. No individual may use a

1fictitious name or address or fail to identify a principal in making any request for
2inspection.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 92 3Section 92. 19.55 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 5.05 (5s) (b) and
4amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,45,155 5.05 (5s) (b) Records obtained in connection with a request for an advisory
6opinion issued under s. 5.05 (6a), other than summaries of advisory opinions that do
7not disclose the identity of individuals requesting such opinions or organizations on
8whose behalf they are requested, are not subject to the right of inspection and
9copying under s. 19.35 (1)
. The executive director of the board may, however, make
10such records public with the consent of the individual requesting the advisory
11opinion or the organization or governmental body on whose behalf it is requested.
12A person who makes or purports to make public the substance of or any portion of
13an advisory opinion requested by or on behalf of the person is deemed to have waived
14the confidentiality of the request for an advisory opinion and of any records obtained
15or prepared by the board in connection with the request for an advisory opinion.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 93 16Section 93. 19.55 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 5.05 (5s) (a) (intro.) and
17amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,45,2018 5.05 (5s) (a) (intro.) Records obtained or prepared by the board in connection
19with an investigation are not subject to the right of inspection and copying under s.
2019.35 (1)
, except as provided in par. (d) and except that the:
AB1189-ASA1,45,25 211. The board shall permit inspection of records that are made public in the
22course of a hearing by the board to determine if a violation of this subchapter chs. 5
23to 12
or subch. III of ch. 13 or subch. III of ch. 19 has occurred. Whenever the board
24refers such investigation and hearing records to a district attorney or to the attorney
25general, they
AB1189-ASA1,46,3
12. Investigatory records of the board may be made public in the course of a
2prosecution initiated under this subchapter chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch.
3III of ch. 19
.
AB1189-ASA1,46,7 43. The board shall also provide information from investigation and hearing
5records that pertains to the location of individuals and assets of individuals as
6requested under s. 49.22 (2m) by the department of workforce development or by a
7county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5).
AB1189-ASA1, s. 94 8Section 94. 19.55 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,46,159 19.55 (2) (c) Statements of economic interests and reports of economic
10transactions which are filed with the ethics government accountability board by
11members or employees of the investment board, except that the ethics government
12accountability
board shall refer statements and reports filed by such individuals to
13the legislative audit bureau for its review, and except that a statement of economic
14interests filed by a member or employee of the investment board who is also an
15official required to file shall be open to public inspection.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 95 16Section 95. 19.579 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB1189-ASA1,46,19 1719.579 Civil penalties. (1) Any person who violates s. 19.43, 19.44, or 19.56
18(2) may be required to forfeit not more than $500. Any person who violates any other
19provision of this subchapter may be required to forfeit not more than $5,000.
AB1189-ASA1,46,21 20(2) Any person who violates s. 19.45 (5m) or (15) may be required to forfeit not
21more than $1,000.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 96 22Section 96. 19.58 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,47,223 19.58 (1) (a) Any person who intentionally violates any provision of this
24subchapter except s. 19.45 (5m) or (13), (15) or 19.59 (1) (br), or a code of ethics

1adopted or established under s. 19.45 (11) (a) or (b), shall be fined not less than $100
2nor more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than one year in the county jail or both.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 97 3Section 97. 19.59 (8) (a) and (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,47,74 19.59 (8) (a) Subsection (1) shall be enforced in the name and on behalf of the
5state by action of the board or, subject to the procedures prescribed in s. 5.05 (2m) (c),
6by action of the
district attorney of for any county wherein a violation may occur,
7upon the verified complaint of any person.
AB1189-ASA1,47,138 (c) If Unless the district attorney is precluded from commencing an action
9under s. 5.05 (2m) (c), if
the district attorney fails to commence an action to enforce
10sub. (1) (a), (b), or (c) to (g) within 20 days after receiving a verified complaint or if
11the district attorney refuses to commence such an action, the person making the
12complaint may petition the attorney general to act upon the complaint. The attorney
13general may then bring an action under par. (a) or (b), or both.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 98 14Section 98. 19.59 (8) (cn) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,48,215 19.59 (8) (cn) If Subject to the procedures prescribed in s. 5.05 (2m) (c), if the
16board or district attorney for the county in which a violation of sub. (1) (br) is alleged
17to occur receives a verified complaint alleging a violation of sub. (1) (br), the board
18or
district attorney shall, within 30 days after receipt of the complaint, either
19commence an investigation of the allegations contained in the complaint or dismiss
20the complaint. If the district attorney dismisses the complaint, with or without
21investigation, the district attorney shall notify the complainant in writing. Upon
22receiving notification of the dismissal, the complainant may then file the complaint
23with the attorney general or the district attorney for a county that is adjacent to the
24county in which the violation is alleged to occur. The attorney general or district

1attorney may then investigate the allegations contained in the complaint and
2commence a prosecution.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 99 3Section 99. 19.59 (8) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,48,84 19.59 (8) (d) If the district attorney prevails in such an action, the court shall
5award any forfeiture recovered together with reasonable costs to the county wherein
6the violation occurs. If the board or attorney general prevails in such an action, the
7court shall award any forfeiture recovered together with reasonable costs to the
8state.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 100 9Section 100. 19.85 (1) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1189-ASA1,48,1110 19.85 (1) (fm) Deliberating by the government accountability board concerning
11any investigation under the board's jurisdiction.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 101 12Section 101. 19.85 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,48,1513 19.85 (1) (h) Consideration of requests for confidential written advice from the
14ethics executive director of the government accountability board under s. 19.46 (2)
15s. 5.05 (6a), or from any county or municipal ethics board under s. 19.59 (5).
AB1189-ASA1, s. 102 16Section 102. 20.510 (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 103 17Section 103. 20.510 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 104 18Section 104. 20.510 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 105 19Section 105. 20.510 (1) (b) of the statutes, as created by 2005 Wisconsin Act
20333
, is repealed.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 106 21Section 106. 20.510 (1) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 107 22Section 107. 20.510 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 108 23Section 108. 20.510 (1) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 109 24Section 109. 20.510 (1) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 110
1Section 110. 20.510 (1) (gm) of the statutes, as created by 2005 Wisconsin Act
225
, is repealed.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 111 3Section 111. 20.510 (1) (h) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 112 4Section 112. 20.510 (1) (i) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 113 5Section 113. 20.510 (1) (j) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 114 6Section 114. 20.510 (1) (q) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act
7178
, is repealed.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 115 8Section 115. 20.510 (1) (t) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 116 9Section 116. 20.510 (1) (x) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 117 10Section 117. 20.521 (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 118 11Section 118. 20.521 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 119 12Section 119. 20.521 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 120 13Section 120. 20.521 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 121 14Section 121. 20.521 (1) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 122 15Section 122. 20.521 (1) (h) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 123 16Section 123. 20.521 (1) (i) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 124 17Section 124. 20.923 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,50,1618 20.923 (4) State agency positions. (intro.) State agency heads, the
19administrator of the division of merit recruitment and selection in the office of state
20employment relations, the administrator of the enforcement division in the
21government accountability board,
and commission chairpersons and members shall
22be identified and limited in number in accordance with the standardized
23nomenclature contained in this subsection, and shall be assigned to the executive
24salary groups listed in pars. (a) to (i). Except for positions specified in par. pars. (c)
253m. and (e) 2e. and sub. (12), all unclassified division administrator positions

1enumerated under s. 230.08 (2) (e) shall be assigned, when approved by the joint
2committee on employment relations, by the director of the office of state employment
3relations to one of 10 executive salary groups. The joint committee on employment
4relations, by majority vote of the full committee, may amend recommendations for
5initial position assignments and changes in assignments to the executive salary
6groups submitted by the director of the office of state employment relations. All
7division administrator assignments and amendments to assignments of
8administrator positions approved by the committee shall become part of the
9compensation plan. Whenever a new unclassified division administrator position is
10created, the appointing authority may set the salary for the position until the joint
11committee on employment relations approves assignment of the position to an
12executive salary group. If the committee approves assignment of the position to an
13executive salary group having a salary range minimum or maximum inconsistent
14with the salary paid to the incumbent at the time of such approval, the incumbent's
15salary shall be adjusted by the appointing authority to conform with the committee's
16action, effective on the date of that action. Positions are assigned as follows:
AB1189-ASA1, s. 125 17Section 125. 20.923 (4) (d) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 126 18Section 126. 20.923 (4) (d) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 127 19Section 127. 20.923 (4) (e) 2e. of the statutes is created to read:
AB1189-ASA1,50,2120 20.923 (4) (e) 2e. Government accountability board: administrator of the
21enforcement division.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 128 22Section 128. 20.923 (4) (f) 3j. of the statutes is created to read:
AB1189-ASA1,50,2323 20.923 (4) (f) 3j. Government accountability board: executive director.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 129 24Section 129. 59.605 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,51,19
159.605 (3) (a) 3. The referendum shall be held in accordance with chs. 5 to 12.
2The governing body shall provide the election officials with all necessary election
3supplies. The form of the ballot shall correspond substantially with the standard
4form for referendum ballots prescribed by the elections government accountability
5board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). If the resolution under subd. 1. specifies the
6operating levy rate, the question shall be submitted as follows: "Under state law, the
7operating levy rate for the .... (name of county), for the tax to be imposed for the year
8.... (year), is limited to $.... per $1,000 of equalized value. Shall the .... (name of
9county) be allowed to exceed this rate limit for .... (a specified number of years) (an
10indefinite period) by $.... per $1,000 of equalized value that results in an operating
11levy rate of $.... per $1,000 of equalized value?" If the resolution under subd. 1.
12specifies the operating levy, the question shall be submitted as follows: "Under state
13law, the operating levy rate for the .... (name of county), for the tax to be imposed for
14the year .... (year), is limited to $.... per $1,000 of equalized value. Notwithstanding
15the operating levy rate limit, shall the .... (name of county) be allowed to levy an
16amount not to exceed $.... (operating levy) for operating purposes for the year ....
17(year), which may increase the operating levy rate for .... (a specified number of
18years) (an indefinite period)? This would allow a ....% increase above the levy of $....
19(preceding year operating levy) for the year .... (preceding year)."
AB1189-ASA1, s. 130 20Section 130. 67.05 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,52,321 67.05 (3) (b) The clerk of the jurisdiction in which the referendum is held shall
22prepare or arrange for the preparation of the ballots. If the jurisdiction in which the
23referendum is held is not a city, village, or town, and the clerk of the jurisdiction in
24which the referendum is held prepares the ballots, the clerk shall deliver the ballots
25to the municipal clerk of each city, village, or town which is wholly or partly contained

1within the jurisdiction in which the referendum is held. The form of the ballot shall
2correspond with the form prescribed by the elections government accountability
3board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a).
AB1189-ASA1, s. 131 4Section 131. 67.05 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,52,185 67.05 (6) Referendum in other cases. Whenever an initial resolution has been
6adopted by the governing body of any municipality other than a county, a town, a city,
7a village, a technical college district, a metropolitan sewerage district created under
8ss. 200.01 to 200.15 or 200.21 to 200.65, a town sanitary district, a public inland lake
9protection and rehabilitation district, or a board of park commissioners, the clerk of
10such municipality shall immediately record the resolution and call a special meeting
11for the purpose of submitting it to the electors of the municipality for ratification or
12rejection. The calling and conduct of the meeting shall be governed by those statutes,
13so far as applicable, which govern the calling and conduct of special meetings in
14general. The notice of the meeting, which shall be publicly read before the balloting
15shall commence, and the ballot used, shall embody a copy of the resolution; the form
16of the ballot shall correspond with the form prescribed by the elections government
17accountability
board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a); and the question submitted
18shall be whether the resolution shall be approved.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 132 19Section 132. 71.10 (3) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Acts
20177
and 178, is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,53,421 71.10 (3) (b) The secretary of revenue shall provide a place for those
22designations on the face of the individual income tax return and shall provide next
23to that place a statement that a designation will not increase tax liability. Annually
24on August 15, the secretary of revenue shall certify to the elections government
25accountability
board, the department of administration and the state treasurer

1under s. 11.50 the total amount of designations made during the preceding fiscal
2year. If any individual attempts to place any condition or restriction upon a
3designation, that individual is deemed not to have made a designation on his or her
4tax return.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 133 5Section 133. 73.0301 (1) (d) 13. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,53,76 73.0301 (1) (d) 13. A license issued by the ethics government accountability
7board under s. 13.63 (1).
AB1189-ASA1, s. 134 8Section 134. 73.0301 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,53,159 73.0301 (1) (e) "Licensing department" means the department of
10administration; the board of commissioners of public lands; the department of
11commerce; the ethics government accountability board; the department of financial
12institutions; the department of health and family services; the department of natural
13resources; the department of public instruction; the department of regulation and
14licensing; the department of workforce development; the office of the commissioner
15of insurance; or the department of transportation.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 135 16Section 135. 85.61 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,53,2517 85.61 (1) The secretary of transportation and the executive director of the
18elections government accountability board shall enter into an agreement to match
19personally identifiable information on the official registration list maintained by the
20elections government accountability board under s. 6.36 (1) with personally
21identifiable information in the operating record file database under ch. 343 and
22vehicle registration records under ch. 341 to the extent required to enable the
23secretary of transportation and the executive director of the elections government
24accountability
board to verify the accuracy of the information provided for the
25purpose of voter registration.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 136
1Section 136. 117.20 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,54,122 117.20 (2) The clerk of each affected school district shall publish notice, as
3required under s. 8.55, in the territory of that school district. The procedures for
4school board elections under s. 120.06 (9), (11), (13), and (14) apply to a referendum
5held under this section. The school board and school district clerk of each affected
6school district shall each perform, for that school district, the functions assigned to
7the school board and the school district clerk, respectively, under those subsections.
8The form of the ballot shall correspond to the form prescribed by the elections
9government accountability board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). The clerk of each
10affected school district shall file with the secretary of the board a certified statement
11prepared by the school district board of canvassers of the results of the referendum
12in that school district.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 137 13Section 137. 117.27 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,54,1814 117.27 (2) (b) (intro.) The school district clerk shall include in the notice of the
15spring election a statement that the election ballot will include a question on the
16change requested by the petition. The form of the ballot shall correspond to the form
17prescribed by the elections government accountability board under ss. 5.64 (2) and
187.08 (1) (a) and the question on the ballot shall be:
AB1189-ASA1, s. 138 19Section 138. 121.91 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,55,520 121.91 (3) (c) The referendum shall be held in accordance with chs. 5 to 12. The
21school district clerk shall provide the election officials with all necessary election
22supplies. The form of the ballot shall correspond substantially with the standard
23form for referendum ballots prescribed by the elections government accountability
24board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). The question submitted shall be whether
25the limit under sub. (2m) may be exceeded by a specified amount. If the resolution

1provides that any of the excess revenue will be used for a nonrecurring purpose, the
2ballot in the election shall so state and shall specify the amount that will be used for
3a nonrecurring purpose. The limit otherwise applicable to the school district under
4sub. (2m) is increased by the amount approved by a majority of those voting on the
5question.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 139 6Section 139. 125.05 (1) (b) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,55,97 125.05 (1) (b) 10. Each question submitted to the electors shall conform to the
8form prescribed by the elections government accountability board under ss. 5.64 (2)
9and 7.08 (1) (a).
AB1189-ASA1, s. 140 10Section 140. 165.25 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,55,2311 165.25 (1) Represent state. Except as provided in s. ss. 5.05 (2m) (c) 1. and
12978.05 (5), appear for the state and prosecute or defend all actions and proceedings,
13civil or criminal, in the court of appeals and the supreme court, in which the state
14is interested or a party, and attend to and prosecute or defend all civil cases sent or
15remanded to any circuit court in which the state is a party; and, if requested by the
16governor or either house of the legislature, appear for and represent the state, any
17state department, agency, official, employee, or agent, whether required to appear
18as a party or witness in any civil or criminal matter, and prosecute or defend in any
19court or before any officer, any cause or matter, civil or criminal, in which the state
20or the people of this state may be interested. The public service commission may
21request under s. 196.497 (7) that the attorney general intervene in federal
22proceedings. All expenses of the proceedings shall be paid from the appropriation
23under s. 20.455 (1) (d).
AB1189-ASA1, s. 141 24Section 141. 165.25 (4) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1189-ASA1,56,3
1165.25 (4) (e) Provide assistance to the enforcement division of the government
2accountability board in the investigation and prosecution of violations of chs. 5 to 12,
3subch. III of ch. 13, and subch. III of ch. 19.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 142 4Section 142. 198.08 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,56,155 198.08 (10) Election statistics. The clerk of the district shall seasonably
6obtain, compile, and file in his or her office, for the information of the public, a
7statement showing the total number of votes cast for the office of governor in the last
8preceding general election in each subdistrict of the district. The clerk of every
9municipality and the elections government accountability board shall furnish such
10information so far as obtainable from their records, duly certified, to the clerk of the
11district upon request therefor by the clerk of the district. If the total number of votes
12cast in any subdistrict for the office of governor in the last preceding election cannot,
13because of an intervening change of boundaries of election wards or for any reason,
14be ascertained from any official record the clerk of the district shall fairly estimate
15such number for the purposes of such statement to be filed in his or her office.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 143 16Section 143. 200.09 (11) (am) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,56,2117 200.09 (11) (am) 3. If the governing bodies of each city, town, and village
18comprising the district pass a resolution to discontinue election of commissioners,
19each commissioner may hold office until a successor is appointed and qualified. The
20commission shall immediately notify the elections government accountability board
21under s. 5.05 upon passage of a resolution under this subdivision.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 144 22Section 144. 227.03 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
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